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Movies like Pushed

The best movies like Pushed are Rocks (2020), Spider (2002) and Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007). If Pushed hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Rocks (2020)

    15-year-old Rocks fears that she and her little brother Emmanuel will be taken into care and forced apart if anyone finds out that their mother has left them. Against all odds, and with the help of her loyal friends, she evades the authorities and navigates the most defining days of her young life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Spider (2002)

    A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007)

    Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Bones and All (2022)

    Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. The Prince of Tides (1991)

    A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her (and New York City) in the process.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013)

    Coming of age story about two inner city youths, who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Heaven Knows What (2015)

    A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. The Red House (1947)

    An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Wander Darkly (2020)

    New parents Adrienne and Matteo are forced to reckon with trauma amidst their troubled relationship. They must revisit the memories of their past and unravel haunting truths in order to face their uncertain future.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. This Is Where I Leave You (2014)

    When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Burnt Offerings (1976)

    A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Twisted Nerve (1968)

    Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child personality he calls Georgie. After being caught during a theft attempt at a department store, he befriends a female customer who is sympathetic to him, but his friendship soon turns into obsession.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. The Virgin Suicides (2000)

    A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Please Don't Feed the Children (2025)

    After a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. All Together Now (2020)

    An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Hider in the House (1989)

    A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. The Haunting (1963)

    Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced to confront the nature of its horror…

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. El Chicano (2019)

    A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Love Me Love Me (2026)

    After her brother's death, June moves to Milan for a fresh start, finding comfort in Will, the perfect honor student at her new international school. But when his troubled best friend James—hiding a dangerous life in clandestine MMA fights—sparks a rivalry that quickly turns into irresistible attraction, June must choose between safety and a love that upends everything she thought she wanted.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. My Fault: London (2025)

    18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. Noah meets William’s son, bad-boy Nick, and soon discovers there is an attraction between them neither can avoid. As Noah spends the summer adjusting to her new life, her devastating past will catch up with her while falling in love for the first time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Pushed?

The closest matches to Pushed are Rocks (2020), Spider (2002) and Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Pushed?

Start with Rocks (2020), the closest match to Pushed.

What is the highest-rated movie like Pushed?

Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007), rated 7.4/10 by 234 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Pushed?

Love Me Love Me (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Pushed?

Yes: Rocks (2020), Spider (2002) and Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007).

How are movies similar to Pushed chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Pushed, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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